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Post by queenbee on Apr 16, 2008 21:50:38 GMT -4
2 votes for Scott. 1 purdy Vols fan 1 smelly old dawg fan. Hey Shorty, maybe me and you can apply for the job. I can be bad cop and you can be good cop.
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texie
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Post by texie on Apr 16, 2008 22:45:55 GMT -4
You know what's weird? The "guest" and the way he/she writes is very much like some posters on this forum I found caled topix or something like that. I found it by mistake when I was looking for this one. Anyway, what's really weird is that the Topix is dominated by these posters who are going on and on about the sheriff's race and really trashing the candidates but in an ignorant way and then when this thread was started that same nonsense starts! What is it about the sheriff's race that brings out this person/these people when none of the other threads seem to? I'm so confused!
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Post by betsy on Apr 16, 2008 22:58:12 GMT -4
You were surprised about Topix being trashy? They have already had one lawsuit. Sites that you do not have to register to post draw in the crazys because they feel they are less accountable. One reason I do not leave it a secret of who I am, I am accountable for what I say.
Back to the election.
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Post by lawyer on Apr 17, 2008 14:42:43 GMT -4
Doug is a really good man. He is honest and he works hard for what he has got. He was in foreclosure this was taken care of weeks ago and should not have been in the paper last week. I don't know who to vote for but I'm sure when the time comes that God will direct me. Pray about who you need to vote for before you go cast a ballot in any election. Just because you're a Democrat or Republican doesn't mean thats the only way you can vote. Parties are ridiculous and overrated. ELECT THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB!!!
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Post by betsy on Apr 17, 2008 15:00:29 GMT -4
Pray about who you need to vote for before you go cast a ballot in any election. ELECT THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB!!! Isn't that the truth!
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texie
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Post by texie on Apr 18, 2008 22:54:40 GMT -4
Scott gets my vote until someone proves he's not the best candidate. That won't be easy to prove because he is a good sheriff.
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Post by 1572 on Apr 27, 2008 7:00:11 GMT -4
I read Mr.Jones' ad in the NGN this week and its clearly a fluff article, sounds great to uneducated. Uneducated in law enforcement circles. Community Oriented Policing is what every cop on duty does. It needs no special name, it is no special program. Every restuarant we go in we contact the public, every convience store, etc, etc. It all started back when cops walked foot beats, they got to know their area and got to know the people. As the profession became more modern, we got patrol cars, motorcycles and all the rest of the good stuff. We never stopped making contact with the public............. we even have an advantage up here. We know so many of the residents, Mr. Jones does not. How a man thats lived in the county for just over a year expects to come in and tell us all the great and modern techiques is beyond me. After all when you actually look at his experience, he's got a couple of years law enforcement and several as a security guard................ a security guard??? My way of thinking is this...... if a man was committed to law enforcement, he would be in law enforcement. Not security work.
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Post by shortcircuit on Apr 27, 2008 12:28:33 GMT -4
I dunno 1572, I can remember back when David Atkins was sheriff he had the officers patrol in "zones", that way they got more familiar with a certain section of the county and the dispatcher had a pretty good idea of where the officers were at all times. If you listen to the scanner now all the time you hear the dispatcher call an officer to go to a certain address then a couple minutes later another officer radios in that he is closer and will go there instead. That wastes valuable time. Unless a more viable candidate throws his hat into the ring Scott has my vote as of now BUT he needs to make some changes if he wants his officers to be fast and efficient.
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Post by 1572 on Apr 27, 2008 13:58:02 GMT -4
Ok, Short............ I'll give you that. We really need cars covering the north end and south end. However, you need your supervisors to supervise........ not be assigned calls like one of the patrol units. That way he can be the backup on any call that needs one. But this is a rural county, your contacts are going to be in businesses. There are no neighborhoods. You can come up with one thing after another and it still boils down to the fact that you need good investigation and follow ups to keep your incident rates down. There are other things we need to do too, keep the business office open later in the evening. After all people work and by the time they get home the office is closed and they need to get a copy of a report or to make one. It should be opened on Saturday as well. (Same reason) But so far Scott is the only one I see as a viable candidate.
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Post by shortcircuit on Apr 27, 2008 14:45:02 GMT -4
I agree with you there 1572. A friend of mine recently called the sheriffs office over a minor issue and for some reason, whether purposefully or accidentally they never sent anyone to investigate it or even take a report. That's where a supervisor would come in handy. I like the idea of the neighborhood watch program, for some reason I don't see it happening anywhere in the county and I don't know if it's because the sheriffs office doesn't want to take the time to train people or the people are just too lazy to organize a program.
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Post by Retired state on Apr 27, 2008 15:29:21 GMT -4
1572, it makes no difference to me who you are for, but please relay the correct information. Your first post is completely untrue. I have taken the time to meet with Doug Loyd and Tom Jones. I have called Scott Stephens several times he has yet returned my phone call. I have also read Mr. Jones website, maybe you should. You first state that Mr. Jones has lived in the county just over a year. State law requires a candidate to live in the county for which they are running in for at least 2 years. Mr. Jones has lived here longer than that. You also stated that he only worked for the sheriff’s office for a couple of years. The fact is, he was at the sheriff’s office for over 13 years. He was a narcotics agent, SWAT team member, Detective investigating organized crime and so on. On his website, he even has a letter of recommendation from a former FBI agent. You also stated that he worked as a security guard. Wow, where did you come up with that. He was the Chief Investigator and Corporate Officer for a multi state private investigative firm. This firm conducted corporate investigations and is a 2 million dollar a year company. Mr. Jones was actually responsible for the budget. You also state that the sheriff’s office is currently involved with the community because they talk to people in the restaurants and stores. Humm, that’s interesting considering most of the store and restaurants are in the city. I think you have to do more than talk to the people at Cooks to be in involved in the community. And last but not least, you stated that there are no communities in the county, you have to be kidding. There are over 85 homeowners associations here. I don’t know how many gated communities. If you are for Scott, okay, but let’s have a debate about the issues not made up junk. It’s clear you are pushing an agenda. I would recommend that ever one learn all you can about the candidates. Doug Loyd and Mr. Jones both have websites. Scott does not. What a surprise.
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Post by mac on Apr 30, 2008 20:38:00 GMT -4
Why is it a surprise? Not everyone fools with computers.
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Post by mac on May 6, 2008 9:35:49 GMT -4
Bubba where do you see a need for improvement in our sheriff's dept? You and I know that web sites and statements all about what you'll do and etc, etc never materialize. This is Union County not South Florida........... KDT's will not work in cars up here. Micro management will do nothing but destroy morale and not accomplish a thing and certainly does not inhibit crime. Scott and the boys are doing a pretty good job and the clearance rates on the crimes are above average. But you are always gonna have the few that got locked up or had a family member get what they considered a raw deal that want to bad mouth em. The bottom line is right is right and wrong is wrong, no matter who you are or where your from. Thats the way they play it.
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Post by queenbee on May 6, 2008 16:05:28 GMT -4
HE'S A DAWG FAN FROM FLORIDA!
2 Strikes against him.
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Post by queenbee on May 6, 2008 16:08:34 GMT -4
Heck I remember when the sheriff's department used to close at night and dispatch would call their house to get them. Then they would call whoever and see what was going on.
Of course we didn't have a lot of "advocates for change" or any use for a "drug task force" then. State patrol Mason kept the county covered most times.
Nope we used to not have those kinds of problems.
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